Adrienne A. Mandel

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Adrienne A. Mandel
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 19th district
In office
January 11, 1995 –January 10, 2007
Personal details
Born (1936-09-30) September 30, 1936 (age 87)
Irvington, New Jersey, U.S.
Spouse
Emanuel Mandel
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(m. 1958)​
Children2
Education Hillside High School
Rutgers University (BA)
George Washington University (MA)
Harvard Kennedy School
ProfessionPolitician

Adrienne Abramson Mandel (born September 30, 1936) was a representative of the 19th District, Montgomery County Maryland, for the Maryland House of Delegates for over ten years.

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Early life and education

Adrienne Mandel was born in Irvington, New Jersey. [1] She attended Hillside High School in Hillside, New Jersey and was involved in the organization B'nai B'rith Girls, a youth arm of the B'nai B'rith Jewish service organization. [2]

She attended Rutgers University, earning a Bachelors of Arts in political science in 1958. [1] She later attended George Washington University and graduated in 1984 with a Masters of Arts in legislative policy. [1] In 2003, Mandel graduated from the Executive Program of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. [1]

In 1958, she married Emanuel (Manny) Mandel. [2] They had two children together. [3]

Career

Mandel moved with her family to Cleveland, Ohio in the 1960s. [2] She worked part-time while taking care of her two children. [2] During this time, she also volunteered with the League of Women Voters. [2]

Mandel moved to Silver Spring, Maryland in 1972 and began working at federally-funded civil service departments in Montgomery County, including a job at the Holiday Park Senior Center, working with the recreation center programs for senior citizens, and a position in the Office of State Affairs in Montgomery County. [2] Mandel then worked as a lobbyist for the Office of State Affairs. She worked in this position from 1984 to 1994, conducting department research and supporting the State Delegates of Annapolis, MD. [2]

In 1994, Mandel ran for and was elected as one of the delegates in the Maryland House of Delegates. [4] She represented the 19th District, Montgomery County, MD from January 11, 1995, until January 10, 2007. [1] During her time as a delegate, she worked to extend the state requirements to earn a driver's license in Maryland and helped write legislation to employ more nurses at hospitals and increase Maryland's healthcare benefits. [2] She was also a part of several committees during her career as a Maryland Democratic delegate, including member of the Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families and the chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing. [4]

Mandel was also appointed as president of the Women's Caucus, focusing her work on women's issues and community advocacy. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Adrienne A. Mandel, Maryland State Delegate". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Mandel, Adrienne". oralhistory.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  3. ↑ "Adrienne Mandel's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  4. 1 2 "Collection: Adrienne Mandel papers | Archival Collections". archives.lib.umd.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-02.


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